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New York vs Germany Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 2.9 times (186%) larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 2.5 times (153%) larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 1.7 times (70%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). New York and Germany have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 4,383 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point: New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
New York vs Germany Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 4.2 times (320%) larger than New York's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 1.5 times (47%) higher than New York's.
Biggest city: New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. New York's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Berlin's.
Largest metro area: New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 83 years.
New York vs Germany Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 2.2 times (118%) larger than New York's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Germany: $60,496. New York's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (93%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: New York: $85,552 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Germany's.
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